Two tiger deaths occurred on the last day of the year.
It was the only day in 2014 when two wild tiger deaths were reported.
One was at Bandipur in Karnataka and the other at Tadoba Andhari in Maharashtra.
As
per statistics provided by Tigernet, the official database of the
National Tiger Conservation Authority, the highest number of wild tiger
deaths was reported from the forests of Tamil Nadu —15, followed by
Madhya Pradesh —14. Six of the deaths in Tamil Nadu were from the
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
The majority of wild tiger
deaths was caused by poaching. The data do not give a clear figure on
the number of tigers killed by poachers, but it is estimated that about
50 tigers could have been killed in this manner.
Of
the 66 deaths, only one death was due to natural causes — reported from
the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar. Fights between tigers, possibly for
territory control, caused three deaths.
Two tigers,
suspected to be man-eaters, were shot dead by police personnel. One was
near Udhagamandalam on January 23 and the other near Chandrapur in
Maharashtra on July 19
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